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In the Cambrian system, the fossils represent an explosion of complex multicellular life
forms—hence the term "Cambrian Explosion." The problem for evolution is that the
Cambrian explosion occurs suddenly with no transitional forms preceding it. Furthermore,
many of the types of fossils found in the Cambrian layer are represented by modern
organisms, such as entoprocts, that are alive and well today. This species of
entoproct, Cotyledion tylodes, was identified previously, but the specimens were not well
preserved and difficult to characterize. The discovery of hundreds of new extremely well
preserved fossils in much older strata was a huge surprise. Another shock was the
extremely well defined detail of the fossil's mouth, anus, and digestive tract, proving that
the previous classification of C. tylodes as a cnidarian (a jellyfish-like creature) was wrong. In
fact, not only was the creature postulated to be much older than previously estimated, it
was incredibly more complex.

Interestingly, the fossils of C. tylodes also appear to have somewhat more complex features
than modern entoprocts. Unlike living entoprocts, the stem and flowerlike feeding cup of
the "ancient" version was covered by tiny hardened protuberances (sclerites), and the creatures were
much larger.

Clearly, a majority of the fossil record was formed as a result of the year-long global Flood recorded in
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Genesis, making it one of evolution's greatest enemies. The original diversity of organisms were created
by God to reproduce "after their kind," which is why fossils like the entoproct are complex, fully formed,
and similar to their modern living counterparts.
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Our presuppositions determine our predictions

Every person, no matter how objective they claim to be, has presuppositions or
beliefs that influence how he views things. A presupposition is an opinion
assumed in advance and established in the mind of every person about what he
feels is true. We cannot reason without prior information established in our
minds. Quite often, we base our observations on what we presume to know is already true, whether it is
or not. One thing God put into man is the ability to reason and seek for truth. And the Law of Non-
Contradictions states that when we make one statement that we believe is true, we cannot accept an
opposite statement and also accept it as true. If A = B, then B must equal A. If B does not equal A, then
we have a contradiction and we must question one statement or the other. Most people will question a
new statement rather than one already established in their mind.

There are also presuppositions that are nothing but prejudices. What we learn as we grow and develop
makes us believe that certain assumptions are ``facts of nature'' but they conflict with reality. A very
common example is the assumption that certain types of people are inferior to us because of race,
national origin, wealth, intelligence, beauty, etc. Presuppositions that fall into this category keep a
person from living in reality.

Sometimes it takes a lot of time and effort to challenge our own presuppositions. We need to ask
ourselves if our presuppositions are supported by the actual evidence that we can observe, and if not,

71 (information found in Institute for Creation Research (ICR), article entitled, “Another Cambrian Discovery
Discredits Evolution” by Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D)
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